The press release for the upcoming LEGO Team GB Minifigures is now here! 9 minifigures will be available for purchase at £1.99 each. Exclusively available only in the UK market beginning July 1st, 2012.

LEGO Team GB Minifigures (8909)

To celebrate the London 2012 Games, the number one selling toy in the UK market* is back with an exclusive special edition line of Team GB LEGO Minifigures.

With less than 71 days to go until the UK's biggest sporting event of the century, for the first time in history LEGO has launched a special edition range of Team GB Minifigures. The collectible range will only be available in the UK to commemorate this once in a lifetime event for the nation.

The Team GB LEGO Minifigures spark the sporting imagination, so you can stage your very own Games.

At just £1.99 each, the Team GB LEGO Minifigures will be in stores from 1st July 2012 in John Lewis and other good high street retailers.

There are nine exclusive Team GB LEGO Minifigures in the line-up, including:

Brawny Boxer

Punching his way to the top, this lean machine in blue is ready to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee for Team GB!

The Stealth Swimmer

Like a fish in the water, the Stealth Swimmer is ready to torpedo through the water into to pole position.

Relay Runner

Sprinting to reach the winningline, could this give Team GB a relay team victory?

Judo Fighter

Taking down her opponent's one at a time, this mistress of martial arts knocks down anything in her way to grasp that gold medal.

Tactical Tennis Player

First on the court in his gleaming whites, this tennis ace will knock the white socks off of any competition.

Flexible Gymnast

Balance and co-ordination is the name of the game for this agile Olympic contender.

Wondrous Weightlifter

Powerlifting his personal best, the crowd looks on as this burley guy weighs up his chances of going for gold.

Horseback rider

Riding her way to the last hurdle, this athlete won't be horsing around when it comes to winning!

Agile Archer

Complete with bow in hand, let's hope this little fella will be on target on the day!

Did you know?

*LEGO Minifigures are the top selling toy in the UK (February 2012, NPD)

The LEGO Minifigure has been around for more than 30 years

43% of households in the UK with boys have bought LEGO Minifigures at least once

If all the LEGO Minifigures in the world got together it would be the most populated country in the world

If not on Amazon.fr, I am sure they'll be on Amazon.co.uk - there will be ways to get them at RRP or lower (amazon is usually lower and given that it's shipping internationally, it will be even lower as we don't have to pay VAT!).

If not on Amazon.fr, I am sure they'll be on Amazon.co.uk - there will be ways to get them at RRP or lower (amazon is usually lower and given that it's shipping internationally, it will be even lower as we don't have to pay VAT!).

Making toys exclusive to a country is a bit silly. Being a collector of Star Wars action figures is a pain when things are exclusive to shops that don't have shops here in the U.K. like Walmart and Target.

Goldmonkey wrote:Making toys exclusive to a country is a bit silly. Being a collector of Star Wars action figures is a pain when things are exclusive to shops that don't have shops here in the U.K. like Walmart and Target.

It's more than a bit silly, but that's corporates for you.

As for Walmart, they've owned Asda since '99. If exclusives aren't making it over, there's likely other logistics at play besides having a business presence.

The news release says these will be available at "John Lewis and other good high street retailers" (emphasis mine; high street being somewhat similar to main street in the US, although in this context, probably closer to big-brand stores).

I haven't seen anything official that confirms, but some threads on lego.com expands the list of retailers to John Lewis, Argos, Tesco, WH Smith, Smyths and Toys R Us -- all shops with a significant B&M presence, which makes sense if the goal is to get these into the hands of Olympic tourists -- walk into any respectable shop, and grab yourself a CMF or three.